First-aid kit



F b 10, I925 'J. E. FARRELL, JR

FIRST AID KI T File N 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet l avwewfoz FIG5. 24 27 25 FIGTZ.

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Feb. 10,1925. 1,525,858

5 J. E. FARRELL, JR

FIRST AID KIT File V. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A9 40 m 5/ ,20 37' 38 53 i MMQL 31 1 47 353 My attozwmg L z la tented li'eb, p

' osri'rn EDWARD ornament, are, or WASHINGTON, msamc'r or mmnt Application filed li ovemlier 19,1920 7 Serial No; 425,146.-

Be it known that I, 'Josn'rn Enwhnn' FAR- ?To all whom it may conccm."

. BELL, Jr a citizen ofthe ,United States of America, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certa n new and useful Improvements in vFirst-Aid Kits, or which the following is specification.

medicinal preparations and 7 other items which are, of-use in, rendering firstaidto the-wounded or injured. My invention consists ota-two-partgoup sembled with the open faoesof the cup:

shaped-casings'disposed opposite each; other,

,jaid-kit withithe bot lej stand removed andlocked together in the manner provided furnish a container which is .water proof and air tight while. being transported or when it is otherwisenot "in active usezzvin other words it is a hermetically sealed conflk li; the-t y shown-atala The SBCtlQIIS; are, cup s'haped, and when tainer for first aid instrumentalities. o; I

My invention includes an improved-tray ,which actsas alocking agency'for the cupshaped vessels and provides at the-same time a dividing diaphragm 'betweenthe two cups and the two ends of the. tray andyI have devised especially. in "connection with; my

--present improvement a novel vbottle stand; or spool which insures safetyfor the bottles and their :contents' during transportation; 1

and also, when removed from the tray, at. fords means for easy accessibility of each bottle; this is a great improvement on any heretofore engineered proposition of this nature becauseit provides, when assembled,

Ian armored contamer and when disassem- Ibled quick access to each vessel and item.

' In'connection with the foregoing I also. provide a reel'upon which the tapes, bandages, thread. and any similar item can be I wound andfunwound with great facility and a this reel affords also a-journal or center, for the bottle stand, or spool,-to'rrotate' on,

' and vfurthermore it holds the 'said' bottle stand in position 1 when the parts are. being 5 assembled.-' the reel-is mounted-on a. central spindle fixed to the diaphragm aforesaid and affords in turn an axle for' the reel to turn-on. These and Various other improvements I hereinafter -"describe at length inthe body of the specification and in connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of this s cation,

invention relates primarily to a vice which provides a hermetically sealed v is a perspective View thereof. "container for various surg cal artrcles, and

; Figure 5 V i vertical section of my improved first; aid kit withthe contents in position.

tainer removed. a H I t i Figure 73, is a perspective ,view ofthe bottle container filled with bottles.

1 Figure 6 is. a detail view 59f, a, part off a bottles'tand. 1 a

v i a gu e p View ofthebottle stand; shaped cylindrical vessel which when ,as-

" itle stand. I

-Figure 9 ingithe tape. and ,threadreel. a

Figure {1; shows my improved bracket I and is a vertical section 'of a first I -.ya1d k1tw1tjh some modifications.

eferring to thesedrawings- 10is the 'up it perand. ll the-lower section of thecasing orcnvelope of the container of the first aid positioned for assembling are disposedwith their open faces towards each other-;*. when theyare taken apart andthe tray.12 is reable means, such as the,screws.il4,.to the wall 15,; this bracket-is adapted to support and hold "inplacerthe first, aid kit. To effect this I provide a platform 16 cup-shaped having :at the-bottom a'felt or cork receivsupport the. ,kit when positionedinfplace and arrest vertical vibration This platform 18 placedfiat the outer end .of the foot piece 18secured to the lower. part ,of the upright 13. .At'19 is a swinging arm, turning on the: pivot 20.-v 21 shows a spring" fastened by the rivet 22 to the .vupright -13 and-bear- 23: of the arm 19 ,and pressing outwardly kit and hold itdown tightly-s in position; at: the same atime the kit can be .readily removed and replaced as thespring 21' will ingplate 17 which serves to cushion and a i ing atitsfree end against-the lower branch give sufliciently toxpermit these operations,"

At 26am legs onwhich the part 10 can'- the part '11, and its position reversed, and it is used as a cup or 1118218111111" device for liquids. "lhese legs are preferdbly four innumber. t p y I will now proceed to describe the tray '12, which is inclosed within the sectionslO and 11 and in which the various items of the kit are positioned. This tray, shown'with its contents in Figs.- 1, 2 and 5 is removable as a whole,-zand when removed can be supported i'n'a' horizontal position in any convenient place.

' At 27 and 28 are screws which form 100k. ing agencies for the tray, screw 27 being attached to, and extending inwardly from, the bottom of the casing by means of this screw the said casing is 'adapted'to' be attached to the tray and when brought home the edge 29 of the casing will be drawn up tightlyagainst the rim of the diaphragm 31. When so positioned, the said casing 19 with the rim 3-0,'will present a hermetically sealed joinder.

' The-screw 28 functions with a complementary'screw opening in the lower part of the inside of the casing 11 and by means of this the edge 29- ofthe-oasing-will be drawn up against the rim 30 of the diaphragm 31. Thescrew 28 on thememberll is a modification of'arrangement. c

It is-to be understood that these screws 27 v and :28 constitute absolute locking means for securing the parts,.'heretofore described, tightly together, a mere friction hold, or any means short of the tight lock, would be insuificientformy purposes as my apparatus is subjected to considerable jarring in transportation; furthermore a tightscrew joint lock is necessary in order to draw the'parts together to render the structure-impervious to outside'moisture; also in case of--' its immersion in water it is'absolutely sealed the parts are drawn together as above explained by the securing and locking agencies at the ends of the kit-but the seal isefiected upon the perfectly smooth edges and surfaces 29,

30 which when properly constructed and brought full home constitute a hermetical The. diaphragm 31 1s seal and such seal is automatically effected by the locking screws 27, 28 at the ends and notat the meeting edges.

Withthe tray and divides the tray into two zones, one of said zones being utihzed for holding implements and theother for holding bottles for medicines: it is provided with integrally formed foot pieces '32 which serves to plant the implement firmly on any suitable s1'ippprting stand when .either or both ofothe" being unscrewed from'thetraiyz g .1 t c In'theupper, oi"largeiiione lidispose, as stated, anumber" (if-implements. a, compartmemes being arranged for safety pins.

formed integrally Another compartment is shown at 34 for scissors and like articles: at 35, is a dropper"; the centra'l'section 36 is reserved for fibrous material of different sizes; at the end of the larger zoneis a chamber 37 reserved ing" the "screw socket/ of the "member 11. W e

n the partll is removed by unscrewing at 28' accesscan be'had to the bottle -'stan-d or s 00144. This bottle stand is cylindrical in-s ape and when removed from the tr'ay can he stood on its bottom rendering the individual bottles 45' easilyeccessible; A "space 46 -is -'provided-. making the reading of the labels'on-the bottlesf'ver'yconvenient.

" When the casing 11 islwithdrawn by being unscrewedfatthe screw joint 28 and the bottle stander spool 44, which is really a rack, is still in .position',;iit can-be-rotated *upon thereel47 which-act's asa drum for the bottle holder to turn on.

At 48 is a cover for the bottle stand; it is secured tothe upper surface of the rack in any sultable manner and I have shown it here being heldin place by the upper edge 49 of the innertubularwall 50 of the bottle stand whichis "spun overthe upper surfacenot the cover48. This o1nder of the cover 48 to the bottle stand 44, while retaining the parts together, permits at the 'same time a-rotary movement of 'the. cover on the holder.- .At 51' is a circular opening in. the cover 482-when this opening registers with "the top of one of the bottles thisparticular bottle may be Withdrawn but the other bottles are securely held in place by the cover; this feature is. of value when the bottle stand is in the act of withdrawal from the reel' as: it serves to retain the bottles and prevents them from, falling out. I have also provided rubber seats 52 to cushionthe'bottoms ofthe bottles, and cork stoppers 53 which serve to 7 cushion the bottles at the upper ends. against the cover as well asproviding stoppers When assembled the cover 48 provides ;a roof. for the bottles and saidvbottles, though having at firstxa slight longitudinal movement in their pocket are cushioned atboth ends and are-brought up againstboth endswhen the parts are locked together: vertical pockets 54 areprovided in the bottle stand, one for eachbottiet.

For facilitating the turnin of the cover 48 I provide a knob and t e diaphragm is suitably dished as shown at 56 to permit free space for the knob 55 When the bottle stand is being rotated in the assembling and disassembling acts. The cover 48 is slightly tipped up from the center where it is attached at 49 towards the edge or periphery at 57 and'atthis latter point the said cover is brought up against the edge p efiicient closure; in other'words, b reason of the fact that the rotating cy 'ndrical bottle stand, resting in the concave part of small casing 11 at 59 and traveling with it when the two casings are being assembled, permits, fit by reason of the fact that where vforeign bodies. mightintervene between an immovable tray structure, and prevent a hermetical sealing, the bottle. holder section 44 of the tray structure as I have built it, is

rotated with the cover section of the de vice during-the assemblyjthereof, and'takes up against the diaphragm 'oint onl ,after the cover seal has been e ected, t usinsuring a hermetically sealed joint, effective t upon the ordinary closure of parts- The reel 47 is mounted uponthe s 42 and is secured by cotter pin 60.

At 621s a circuits-shaman the bottom of the bottle stand 44:- and. it is-in this channel that 'the ring shaped rubber piece or band forming the is' seated.

cus ioning seats 52 In Figure 1 is shown a capsule 63 inwhich needles may be stored. v

I have engineered them, enables me to secure a very 'tle pockets,

and in fact enforces, a much closer v A shaped casings, a tray PIOVld vmeans for indle pools; .61 containing thread, ta e, and narrow P a reel providing, a drum arra Having thus described my invention the following is what I claim as new and useful therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

1. A first aid kit having an enclosed tra embodying a diaphragm, casings wit means for locking same up against the diaphragm and a bottle stand having a cover arranged to be pressed against the diahragm. r

2. A first aid'kit embodying two enclosing casings, an enclosed tra a rotating bottle stand in the'tray, and" riction means for rotating the stand.- bymeans of one of the casings. 1.

3. A first aid kit having enclosin cas ings,-a tray, a revolving bottle stan having a-covegmeans for turning the latter, and a diaphragm on the tray suitably dished" vfor receiving said cover turning means. I j g .4. A first aid kitembodying an enclosed surgical and medicine holder with a with! drawable bottle rack'having individual botand an adjustable top for the rack (permltting only one bottle to. be remove at a-time.

5. In a first aid kit a plurality of cuplocking said casings together, said tray having a s indle providing a reel mount and means or lockin one of thecup shaped {casings to'said ree mount.

- 6. A- first aid kit having cup shaped enclosing mem'bers,'anj enclosed tray-havspindle afl'o ding means or supporting a plurality of 'withdrawable reelsr 7. first aid kit having enclosing yessels, means ,for sealing them at. their 0 en and meet 'faces, a tra having-a 1 'a' hragm dividing it into two parts, a centrally positionedspindle on the diafhragm, nge on the s indle and revolving bottle spool on t e drum., f v

8. A: first aid kit embodying-cup shaped f and hermetically sealed enclosing vessels,

an .enclosed tray, a-spindle thereon, a re volving-spool reel thereon," said reel pro-- vidin also a drum, and a revolving cylindrica bottle stand on th' I J OSEPH JR.

a reel supporting s indle, the said I 

